BlockAkupu, Hawaii
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ewa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96707. It lies near Palikea Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Schofield Barracks quadrangle. It stands 2,290 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Schofield Barracks quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,315 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,315 fires within 5 miles of Akupu between 2001 and 2019, burning about 8,358 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1314 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Akupu: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makakilo Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Barbers Point Limestone Pit | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Waianea Quarry | Calcium | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pālehua | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| Nānākuli | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Makakilo City | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mikilua Camp (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Honokai Hale | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Village Park | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| East Kapolei | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Honouliuli | 4.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Akupu | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4701963 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358496. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.